Report claims Google will pull Huawei’s Android license

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A new Reuters report that cites an unnamed source claims Google will stop doing business with Huawei entirely. Future devices from the company will not have access to any Google services, such as the Play Store and Android updates. Huawei will be restricted to access to the Android Open Source Project, which is free for everyone to use. However, this means the company won’t be able to collaborate with Google within the actual Android operating system and access to Google’s own apps like Gmail and Chrome won’t be available to Huawei. This won’t affect the current crop of devices, but if the rumour is true, this would mean future Android releases won’t make its way to existing products. And it looks like Huawei has to work double time on the operating system it said could replace Android. Neither company has responded to the report yet.

Huawei continues to be in battle against the US government over fears that it’s using its equipment to spy on American networks. But the company continues to deny that the Chinese government is using its business to conduct these illicit acts.

Source: The Verge